dekhte dekhte sab dhund mein tahlil hue
dasht kohsar falak aab nabaatat sabhi

buildingen chhoti-badi dur talak phaile ghar
ikka-dukka jo kahin log nazar aate the

wo bhi mashghul the
be-ruh si sar-garmi mein

har koi nauha-kunan tha ki purani sadiyan
budhi tahzib ko dafna ke abhi lauti hain

aur ab dhundhti hain
an-dekhe khandar ko shayad

kaisa gambhir safar khatm hua aakhir-e-kar
kaisi uftad padi ahl-e-zamin aaj ke din

hum ki aaghaz the anjam ki tamsil hue
dekhte dekhte hum dhund mein tahlil hue